A security officer reacts as cars transporting Malian politician Soumaila Cisse, French aid worker Sophie Petronin and two Italians, who were freed from captivity in the hands of Islamist insurgents, drive off the airport's tarmac in Bamako, Mali October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Amadou Keita
BAMAKO (Reuters) - Freed Malian politician Soumaila Cisse, French aid worker Sophie Petronin and two Italians arrived in Bamako on Thursday aboard a Malian military transport plane, ending their lengthy captivity in the hands of Islamist insurgents.
They were greeted by jubilant scenes on the tarmac at Bamako airport, with Petronin's son Sebastian Chadaud-Petronin picking her up and crying out: "Mama! Mama! Mama! Mama!" videos and photographs shared on social media showed.
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